Hostal Handshake returns after 18 years – new full-length album »Stone Oracle« out January 2nd, 2026!
Athens, Greece based stoner/fuzz rock band Hostal Handshake has announced their long-awaited sophomore full-length album, »Stone Oracle«, which will be released on January 2nd, 2026.
Five songs, »This Is Not A Drill«, »Opium Haze«, »Throttle The Sun« and »The Oracle’s Scream«, are already available for streaming on YouTube!
Tracklist:
01. The Oracle’s Awakening (Instrumental)
02. This Is Not A Drill
03. Smoking A Razorblade
04. Building 58a
05. The Hostal Protocol (Instrumental)
06. Skeletons In The Closet
07. Getting High On The Road
08. Queen Of The Thorn Signal
09. The Lizard Sleeps In Oil
10. Your Mojo
11. Opium Haze
12. Throttle The Sun
13. Mirage Burnout
14. Into Morpheus
15. The Oracle’s Scream
16. Cathedral Of Rust
After 18 years of silence, Hostal Handshake returns with »Stone Oracle« – a two-part odyssey blending feral stoner rock, heavy psych, and crushing doom. Recorded in Athens, Greece, the album captures mechanical riffing, industrial tension, and ritualistic desert soundscapes. This release marks not just a comeback, but a rebirth: thicker fuzz, slower riffs, and a fire that still burns.
Highlights:
• »The Oracle’s Awakening« – Ceremonial instrumental opener, psychedelic invocation.
• »This Is Not A Drill« – Urgent, mechanical riff-driven anthem.
• »Smoking A Razorblade« – Infused chaos, sharp and volatile.
• »Queen Of The Thorn Signal« – Mythic centerpiece, ritualistic and cinematic.
• »The Lizard Sleeps In Oil« – Ferocious stoner blast, desert engines roar.
• »Opium Haze« – Hypnotic stoner blues, crawling through memory and haze.
• »Into Morpheus« – 7:50 doom ballad, surreal and heartbreakingly human.
• »The Oracle’s Scream« – Closing ritual, fuzz-drenched cry against fate.
• »Cathedral Of Rust« – Towering finale, metallic drones echoing through ruins.
Pre-order »Stone Oracle« here: hostalhandshake.bandcamp.com/album/stone-oracle
Artist: Hostal Handshake
Origin: Athens, Greece
Genre: Stoner Doom / Desert Rock / Heavy Psych
Formed: 2001
Previous releases:
• »H2 (2002, demo)
• »Public Affears (2003, demo)
• »Bitched Up! (2005, demo)
• »Hellish« (2007, debut full-length album – Secret Port Records)
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well